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Did you know there is a credit bureau fo...

Central Credit LLC is a Los Vegas based credit bureau that compiles information on Gamblers to Creditor’s making decisions about approving credit extensions. This bureau recently came under scrutiny and is now being sued for practices against the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The CC LLC “allegedly” failed to provide to users of its...

Do Authorized Users Suffer Consequences ...

The answer is yes and no:  If you are an authorized user on a credit card (you are not the primary but carry a card issued to you with permission) it can still hurt your scores. When a new late payment occurs on a credit card both the Primary and the Authorized credit card holder will both see a drastic decrease in score.  Just because you are not the primary does not mean you are...

Equifax reveals a new advertisement for ...

Equifax reveals a new advertisement for monitoring products
Equifax, like all the other credit bureaus, now must show transparency in offerings for credit monitoring and automatic monthly costs since April 2. Unlike Experian, Equifax is much clearer in costs associated with monitoring products they are offering. It is obvious that when you get your free scores you are also paying for 3 in 1 monitoring. Of course they are using the 3 new free...

The laws for personal credit and busines...

When it comes to personal credit the laws are intricate and cumbersome.  There are enormous amounts of rules and regulations for consumers, creditor’s, and credit reporting agencies.  On the other hand, business credit is pretty much the complete opposite.  For personal credit the FCRA compiles all the information needed to understand, or try to decipher, all of...

How long does it take to build credit...

Building credit takes at least 1-2 years unless  you get authorized credit cards through another individual.   Having a relative, friend, or spouse put you onto their account as an authorized user is one way to get instant credit.  The older the credit the better it is for the credit score. Make sure if you do decide to take this avenue that the account you become a part of is as...

Foreigners credit and similar names...

Foreigners credit and similar names
Another common problem we see is the same or similar names with foreigners.  I can’t tell you how many Mohammed Hossains there are!!  This is a great problem and instigates so much confusion and mix ups with the credit reporting agencies.  We had one poor client that couldn’t get a mortgage for 8 months because of negative credit that was not his appearing and reappearing...

Online Fico Scores...

Online Fico Scores
If  you would like to see your Fico Scores but you do not want a banker or lender to pull them you can go to www.myfico.com.  This site will offer you, for a fee, a copy of only 2 of the 3 credit bureaus and the Fico Score that reflects each.  About a year ago, February 14, 2009, Experian put the breaks on Fico selling its information to the general public. Fico can no longer provide...

What to know when ordering your credit r...

What to know when ordering your credit reports?
If you would like to review your credit profiles, Experian, Trans Union, and Equifax you can get them all free one time every year.  This is the site to go to www.annualcreditreport.com.  Once you put the state you live in and request all 3 of your reports you will have to fill out information confirming your identity.  After filling out all of this information you will be directed...

A snapshot of your credit!...

A snapshot of your credit!
It is very important to understand that when a lender pulls your credit profile they are just seeing a view of your credit at that exact moment.  This does not mean that they are seeing what is currently reflected on your credit status.  Each creditor pays the bureaus a fee to update information at the time they make the change.  Many creditors do not update the reports the moment...

What is a Rapid Rescore?...

What is a Rapid Rescore?
Rapid Re-score is an update to improve credit scores on a merged credit profile that a third party lender uses to evaluate a consumers risk level. When a credit report is pulled the lender gets a snapshot of what an individuals credit reports look like at that exact moment. If your balances are high, you have an error on your credit profile, or some other individuals credit is...

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